Ronald McDonald House Charities scholarship program

							RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES® REACHES $1 MILLION DOLLAR MARK IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BAY AREA STUDENTS

Twenty-Nine South Bay Students Win Scholarships
SOUTH BAY WINNERS

David Alexander – Abraham Lincoln High School – San Jose Amrita Mehta – ACCEL Middle College/Foothill High School – San Jose Georgiya Yoveva – Adrian Wilcox High School –Sunnyvale Gurchetan Singh – James Lick High School – San Jose Jason Tran – Branham High School – San Jose Kendra Wong – Silver Creek High School – San Jose Tiffany Sebring – Ann Sobrato High School – Morgan Hill Daniela Azula – Del Mar High School – San Jose Lopez Alvarado – Mt. Pleasant High School – San Jose Castellanos Jimenez—Del Mar High School – San Jose Gabriella Gamez – Ann Sabroto High School – Morgan Hill Isidro Martinez—Downtown College Preparatory – San Jose Jacquiline Barocio – Independence High School – San Jose Jonathan Ahumada – Dowtown College Preparatory – San Jose Julian Sul – Mt. Pleasant High School – San Jose Manuel De La torre – William C. Overfelt High School – San Jose Marilyn Lopez Martin – San Jose High Academy – San Jose Sally Horna – Leigh High School – San Jose Vanessa Valencia – Abraham Lincoln High School – San Jose Xochitl Lopez – Abraham Lincoln High School – San Jose Alexandria Langford – Archbishop Mitty High School – Campbell Alexander Ofori-Atta – St. Francis High School – San Jose Norita Mengu – Andrew P. Hill High School – San Jose Shayla Bradford – Del Mar High School – San Jose Ginger Lo – Milpitas High – Milpitas Johnathan Ho – Andrew P. Hill High School – San Jose Umeeka Khelawan – East Side College Preparatory – East Palo Alto

Emilo Cortez – San Jose State University REPEAT WINNER – San Jose Audrey Ragsac REPEAT WINNER – San Jose

Now in its 8th year, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bay Area Scholarship Program has reached a significant milestone in 2009: the program has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to local students.

RMHCBA scholarships are awarded to students who display educational excellence and outstanding community involvement. Studies show that the harder it is for students to start college, the more likely it is they will drop out. The goal of the RMHC Scholarship Program is to provide resources to students who need financial assistance to attend college.

RMHCBA, McDonald’s Bay Area restaurants, and other regional business and community organizations have bestowed the gift of education to over 1,000 students since the program began in 2002. Scholarship recipients are invited to re-apply for the scholarship every year they are in college. This year, the RMHCBA Scholarship Program is awarding scholarships to 35 past recipients to help them continue their college educations.

For 2010 applications and more information, please visit www.rmhcbayarea.com and www.rmhc.com.

Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Bay Area Locally, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bay Area (RMHCBA) is dedicated to helping children right here in our own backyard by granting funds to our core programs, the Ronald McDonald Houses, Care Mobiles and Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship Program, as well as other children’s programs in the areas of music, the arts and education. RMHCBA is building a brighter, more promising future for local children and families. Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) – an international charity with a global network of 282 independent chapters in 33 countries – has awarded more than $420 million dollars in grants worldwide towards our mission to make an immediate and positive impact on as many children as possible. About Northern California McDonald’s®

The Northern California McDonald’s Cooperative is comprised of individuals who own and operate 255 McDonald’s restaurants in the 15-county Bay Area region. Northern California McDonald’s owner operators are committed to their communities, supporting programs including Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bay Area, Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco and Ronald McDonald House of Stanford, two dental Care Mobiles serving the Peninsula and Contra Costa County, and the RMHC Scholarship program.

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